Feed-through for horses.



No. 655,477. Patented Aug. 7, I900;

G. E. CGMBS.

FEED THOUGH FOB HORSES.

(Application filed Jan. 28, 1900.)

(Nb Model.)

[n22 eVl/toi' flovya 6; f3 49. QM

Mm-M

UNITED STATES PATE T OFFICE.

GEORGE E. COMES, OE CHADWIOKS, NE\V YORK.

FEED-TROUGH FOR HORSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 655,477, dated August7, 1900.

Application filed January 23, 1900- Serlal No. 2,519. (No model.)

To (LZZ whom, it ntay concern:

Beitknown that I, GEORGE E. (Jones, acitizen of the United States,residing at Chadwicks, in the county of Oneida and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Feed-Troughs forHorses and other Animals; and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe'same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to feed-troughs for horses and other animals; andit consists in certain improvements in the construction of such devices,as hereinafter described and claimed, the object of the invention beingto furnish a feed-trough so constructed that the discharge of feed intothe trough may be increased or reduced, as desired, and the animalprevented from eating too rapidly, so that his food will be properlychewed, also to prevent the waste of feed, such being common with horseswhen eating. In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of a feed trough constructed according to my invention. Fig. 2represents a vertical central section of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan viewof the device inverted. Fig. 4t illustrates a circular disk having astirrer and horizontal arms.

A designates the trough, which is mostly circular, the rear portionbeing made straight, so that it may be fastened, if desired, to anysuitable support by means of screws passed through holes a.

B indicates the hopper, into which the feed is cast, said hopper beingcentrally located and mounted on a raised portion Z) of the floor of thetrough, as shown. At the base of the hopper B are two opposite sideopenings 0, through which the feed is allowed to pass from the hopperinto the trough. For regulating the discharge of feed through the sideopenings 0 into the trough a circular disk 6 is placed within and at thebase of the hopper. The disk 6 has a downward cylindrical projection r,extending through a hole in the bottom of the hopper,-the bottom beingformed by the raised portion b. A crossbar h, having a nut 2' formedtherewith, extends across the chamber formed by the raised portion 17 ofthe trough. Threaded rods m extend downward from the casing of thehopper to said cross-bar, to which they are secured by nuts n. A thumbserewfis mounted in the nutt', carried by the cross-bar, said screwregistering with the projection r of the disk e, so that the elevationof the disk may be adjusted by means of said screw.

Extending across the upper face of the disk 6 and rigidly fastenedthereto is a vertical plate 0, which serves as a stirrer to drive thefeed through the side openings 0 during operation, as hereinafterstated. Two arms 19 extend horizontally in opposite directions from thedisk 6 through the openings 0 into .or over the trough, said arms beingintended 7o severally to contact with the animals nose when feeding,such contact giving theplate or disk e a rotative movement and actuatingthe stirrer o, a limited rotative movement being allowed by the openings0. Guards at the mouth of the hopper are formed by the crossing rods 3.

As will be seen the disk 6 may be raised 01' lowered by means of thescrew f, so as to entirely close the discharge end of the hopper or toincrease or diminish the discharge of feed through the side openings 0.The disk e being raised, the narrowing of the openings c therebyproduced'lessens the discharge of feed into the trough and the horsecannot devour it so rapidly. If the discharge of feed is checked fromany cause, the feeding horse, moving his nose along in the trough,pushes against one of the arms 19, actuates the stirrer 0, thusloosening the -feed and driving it to the openings 0.

In a feed-trough having a raised portion b, the combination of a hoppermounted on said raised portion and provided with side openings atits'base, a cross-bar, provided with a nut v; and extending across thechamber formed by said raised portion, threaded rods which extend downfrom the casing of said hopper and are secured to said cross-bar, acircular disk placed in said hopper and having a vertical plate forminga stirrer, secured to its upper face, and a downward projection Intestimony whereof I have affixed my sigextending through a hole in thebottom of nature in presence of two Witnesses. the hop er, horizontalarms extendin from said disl through said side openingsfand a GEORGECOMES 5 Vertical screw mounted in the nut carried by WVitnesses:

said cross-bar, substantially as and for the E. H. LLOYD, purposesdescribed. R O. HURD.

